The Nokia 8, the latest smartphone likely to be launched by HMD Global on 16 August, may be the first cellphone with Android 8.0 onboard. Coincidentally, this is also being cited by some as the reason why the device is known as as such.

In a fresh GeekBench list, the Nokia device, codenamed ‘Unknown Heart and soul’ by Nokia, shows the operating-system as Android 8.0.0. That is an initial for the GeekBench standard and is the very first time any device is exhibiting this version of Android os. Other details including the 4 GB RAM and Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset seem to be to maintain collection with rumours we’ve come across before.

Corresponding to GSM Industry, the Android version may be a test version to get ready the handset for a software upgrade, and that the Nokia 8 will come out with Google android 7.1.1 first. Or, if one goes on the trend this past year, when the LG V20 became the first device to be transported with Android os 7.0 from the pack, the Nokia 8 will indeed be the first smartphone to deliver with Google android 8.0.

Your choice to go with the 8 in the nomenclature is adding more petrol to the speculation.

In another revise, the Nokia 2, an basic level Nokia device, has been leaked online by SlashLeaks. The photographs show leading and the trunk of these devices. The Nokia 2 is likely to feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon 210/212 chipset with 1 GB Memory and you will be wearing a 5-inches 720p display. It really is expected to sports an 8 MP back and a 5 MP front side camera.

Last month, a graphic distributed by prolific tipster Evan Blass on his Tweets profile was captioned with a hashtag ‘teaser’. The image discloses a familiar design terms seen recently on the Nokia 3, 5 and 6. The primary high light, however, was the principal camera module on the trunk which established that Carl Zeiss and HMD Global were working collectively on upcoming Nokia flagship devices. Reuters